(Senior) Custody Manager, Project Management

Bank of China (Hong Kong); Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Life insurance

Allowances

Job summary

Bank of China (Hong Kong) seeks an experienced Project Manager to oversee change delivery for the custody platform, including settlement, clearing, corporate actions, lending, collateral, cash management and FX. You will collaborate with client services, product, operations and IT/vendor teams to translate business requirements into viable delivery plans and ensure timely execution.

You will manage budgets, resources, risks and provide regular progress reports to stakeholders while leading

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in banking custody or securities services preferred.
• Solid coordination, project management and reporting on large and complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage change delivery of custody platform including settlement & clearing, corporate action, lending & collateral, cash management & FX and client reporting.
• Collaborate with client services, product, operations and business analysts to translate business requirements into viable IT/vendor delivery solutions.
• Develop delivery plans, agree on project costs with IT teams/vendors and business stakeholders, and allocate resources.
• Track delivery, monitor budget, highlight risks, and provide progress reports to management and stakeholders.
• Lead the project team and workgroups to resolve risks and issues with key stakeholders.
• Ensure end-to-end processes meet bank standards and budget costs against plan.
• Anticipate market needs and address regulatory requirements in service delivery.
• Maintain compliance with Bank’s operational risk guidelines.

Skills

Project management

Planning

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the change delivery of custody platform, including settlement & clearing, corporate action, lending & collateral, cash management & FX as well as client reporting.
• Collaborate closely with client services, product, operation & business analysts to analyse business requirements and provide viable solutions to various IT/vendor teams for delivery.
• Work out delivery plans, agree on project costs with relevant IT teams/vendors and business stakeholders, and allocate appropriate resources to undertake projects.
• Track project delivery and monitor budget spent, highlight risks & issues, provide timely progress & status reports to management and business stakeholders for review.
• Lead the project team and workgroup to resolve risks/issues identified by close liaison with all key stakeholders in client services, product, operations, IT/vendor teams and departments in the bank.
• Monitor end-to-end processes of project implementation to ensure quality deliverables from IT/vendor teams and adherence to bank standards and budget costs against approved plan.
• Anticipate and address the market's needs on an ongoing basis, and address to the market demands.
• Ensure that all services delivered consider current legislative and regulatory requirements and must comply with the Bank’s operational risk guidelines.

Job Requirements

• 6 years experience or above in banking/custody business or securities services is preferred.
• Solid experience in co-ordination, project management and reporting on large & complex projects would be an advantage; Experience in banking or finance system is a plus.
• Effective planning, project management and analytical skills. Proactive and independent with creativity and lateral thinking. client focus in rendering client-fronting services.
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication skills, with the ability to explain or abstract complex subjects into simple and understandable business terms.
• Able to engage with client services, product, operations, other internal IT teams and external vendors to negotiate resources and schedules, and resolve and follow through on problems.
• Proactive and self-motivated, good planning, presentation and negotiation skills, with ability to handle multiple projects concurrently and work effectively and independently under pressure.
• Meticulous with details; responsible with the confidence to assume ownership of tasks.
• Able to work under pressure on a tight schedule; highly motivated, with a positive, proactive and can-do attitude.

For details, please visit our website http://www.bochk.com. Data collected would be used for recruitment purposes only. Applicants who do not hear from us within 8 weeks may consider their application unsuccessful and their data will be destroyed within 12 months of receipt.

• We offer competitive remuneration package and comprehensive fringe benefits including medical and life insurance, and different types of allowances to the right candidates.